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Thirty-nine databases of reliable, in-depth, and current information, including more than 13 periodical and newspaper databases. Always the best place to start for quality resources. You will need to log in with your regular user name and password.

FactCheck.org -- Annenberg Political Fact Check. Find out how much of the truth the politicians are telling you.

Program on International Policy Attitudes -- "Research on public opinion on foreign policy and international issues by conducting nationwide polls, focus groups and comprehensive reviews of polling conducted by other organizations."

Politics1 -- National, state, and local political news and information.

Africa

AllAfrica.com -- "Over 800 stories daily in English and French and offering a diversity of multi-lingual streaming programming as well as over 600,000 articles in our searchable archive (which includes the archive of Africa News Service dating from 1997)."

Sudan.Net -- "Latest news on Sudan from different newswires and sources."

Center for International Policy -- "Timely policy analysis, North-South dialogue and in-depth reports on key issues of the hemisphere through weekly publications by its experienced staff and regional network of policy experts."

COHA-- The Council on Hemispheric Affairs,"a nonprofit, tax-exempt independent research and information organization."

Latin America in Movement -- From the Latin American Information Agency (ALAI, for its Spanish acronym). "A communications organization committed to human rights, gender equality, and citizen participation in the development and public affairs of Latin America."

Latin America Press-- "Publishing independent news, analysis and information materials since 1969... As an alternative source of information we cover the kind of angles and people that you won't find everyday in the mainstream media."

Zona Latina-- "Covers all types of media and advertising in Latin America, with research data, photographs, event schedules, directories, book reviews, and numerous links to Latin American media resources."